# peacock

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpikɑk/ · frequency rank #16,298

## Definitions
1. A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
2. A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
3. A pompous or vainglorious person [from the 14th c.].
4. Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.

## Etymology
From Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, equivalent to pea (“peafowl; peacock”) + cock. Compare Old Norse páfugl (“peacock”, literally “pea-fowl”), and English peahen, peachick, etc.

## Easily confused with
- **Pocock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peacock-vs-pocock)

## Common misspellings (10)
`epacock`, `paecock`, `peaccock`, `peaccok`, `peacocck`, `peacockk`, `peacokc`, `peaocck`, `pecaock`, `ppeacock`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/peacock